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Blair County commissioners postpone eminent-domain vote after hours of public opposition to proposed prison site near Alto Rest Park Cemetery
Summary
After more than an hour of public comments opposing a proposed prison site that would use part of Alto Rest Park Cemetery property, the Blair County Board of Commissioners voted to table adoption of an ordinance authorizing eminent-domain proceedings until April 3, 2025.
Blair County commissioners on Thursday postponed a vote on an ordinance that would authorize eminent-domain proceedings for two Allegheny Township parcels after dozens of residents urged the board to seek other locations for a proposed new county prison.
The commissioners moved to table the ordinance until Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 10 a.m.
Residents said the preferred site would take land from Alto Rest Park Cemetery, a privately owned, family-run cemetery with graves dating to the 1920s. Speakers described the cemetery as a historic, open place for thousands of Blair County residents and veterans and said using part of its acreage for a prison would cause lasting harm.
“This is about small business in Blair County,” said Ryan Good, who identified himself as a fourth-generation Goode family member connected to Alto Rest Park. He said…
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